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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Wellington (Islands of Chile, Chile)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
407
2767
4068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
2765
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
383
2706
3997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2301
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
358
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
331
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
124
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
18
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington
2 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies16SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellington
18 Genera with 29 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1901Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1879Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Parapompilus Smith, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Sphictostethus Kohl, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Trichocurgus Haupt, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellington
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes acuminatus de Saussure, 1856
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Hemipepsis hilaris Smith, 1879
Parapompilus infernalis Arnold, 1932
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) conformis Smith, 1876
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) monachus Smith, 1855
Sphictostethus calvus Harris, 1987
Sphictostethus fugax (Fabricus, 1775)⇒ Sphictostethus nitidus Fabricius, 1775
Sphictostethus nitidus Fabricius, 1775Golden hunter wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Wellington
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov